‘Defend M’sia as secular nation’


Retired judge Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Yunus sees Hadi’s Private Member’s Bill as unconstitutional. AZLINA ABDULLAH/THE STAR

KUALA LUMPUR: All Malaysians must defend Malaysia as a secular country as inspired by the nation’s founding father Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, said a former Court of Appeal judge.

Datuk Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus (pic) said the proposed amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (RUU355) was not suitable and would not be accepted by most Malaysians.

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